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National Grid is hiring a Supervisor Non Operations, Warehousing in Clifton Park, NY.Must live within a commutable distance to one of our locations.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

Job Purpose

The role holder is responsible for the daily supervision and organization of assigned warehousing operations personnel to safely, effectively, and efficiently accomplish job tasks in line with departmental and National Grid requirements. Perform all daily SAP transactions necessary to effectively manage warehouse operations and comply with National Grid inventory management policies/procedures and SOX audit control requirements.

Key Accountabilities

Create a culture of safety, where employees understand that safety is our #1 priority. Perform all annually required effective safety discussions and compliance assessments.
Supervise a culturally diverse workforce through coaching, counseling, and team building to ensure tasks are carried out in a safe and efficient manner.
Participate and/or lead performance hub discussions with the workforce to promote safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
Monitor performance of allocated staff including issues relating to sickness, discipline, and poor standards of work toensure that work is carried out efficiently and effectively.
Perform all required SAP transactions (receipts, put-away, picks, issues, transfers, cycle counts, warehouse dailymonitor, etc.) to support the daily warehouse operational requirements.
Conduct or lead cause and corrective action (CCA) for warehouse transactions that lead to inventory integrity failures and ensure sustainability of program.
Contribute to the protection of the public and organizational personnel by ensuring all materials, standards andprocedures are in line with National Grid safety policies and processes.
Provide support to internal and external stakeholders to comply with established service level agreements (SLA's) and other customer expectations.
Collate information to ensure operational activity is in line with external regulations, audits, and ensure more senior team members have accurate and up to date information as required.
Execute instructions and requests, plan and organize resources and make appropriate arrangements to ensure that work is carried out efficiently and in line with relevant policies and processes.
Monitor and assess team working practices to ensure they are compliant with regulations and best practices relating to their area.
Oversee the operational workload of the workforce; ensuring allocated staff is fully utilized to deliver againstagreed program of work.
Promote and implement best practices within the staff to ensure compliance with National Grid policies, regulatoryrequirements and departmental goals/objectives.
Perform training of required departmental topics to ensure staff is fully trained to departmental and company standards.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

Supervisory skills essential.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 3 years of related experience (warehousing, material planning,supply chain, procurement) - experience in lieu of degree
Knowledge of continuous improvement related principles, or committed to 'on the job' training programs with practical experience of methods, processes and techniques relevant to area or discipline.
SAP Supply Chain experience, IMWM desired, with ability to perform all transactions required to support warehouse(WM) operations.
Technically proficient within subject matter, and experience leading a team involved in transactional operationalservices, in both routine and emergency conditions.
Have a good working knowledge of tools and systems within the designated area, as well as knowledge of materials and their application in the gas and/or electric utility industry (preferred).
Knowledge and experience in labor relations and effective labor contract administration/optimization (preferred)
Knowledge and experience in storm restoration and emergency management (preferred).
Knowledge of project management methods with experience leading projects and/or working within groups to complete projects.

More Information

Salary

$85,000 - $110,000 a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.